Applied Evidence

COPD: Optimizing treatment

Author:

N Ahmed-Sarwar, PharmD, BCPS, CDE

Dp Pierce, PharmD, BCPS, CGP

A guideline update and an expanded armamentarium have many physicians wondering how best to treat patients with COPD. Here’s help.

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Applied Evidence

Drug-induced liver injury: Diagnosing (and treating) it early

Author:

Nandhini Mohankumar, MBBS

Piyush Ranjan, MD

Archana Kumari, MS

Drug-induced liver injury can have an insidious—and unpredictable—course. Left unchecked, it can progress to liver failure. This article and...

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Applied Evidence

What you can do to improve adult immunization rates

Author:

Pamela G. Rockwell, DO

Easy-to-implement electronic or paper prompts and the system-based interventions outlined here can make a difference.

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Case Reports

Generalized, well-dispersed rash • wheal development after tactile irritation • normal vital signs • Dx?

Author:

Joseph V.M. Kelly, MD, MBA

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Case Reports

Left subconjunctival hemorrhage • renal dysfunction • international normalized ratio of 4.5 • Dx?

Author:

N Lehman, PharmD, BCACP

G Bryant, PharmD, BCPS

J Bender, PharmD

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Clinical Inquiries

Does high dietary soy intake affect a woman’s risk of primary or recurrent breast cancer?

Author:

Angie Eakin, MD

Gary Kelsberg, MD

Sarah Safranek, MLIS

EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No, it doesn’t affect the risk of primary breast cancer, but it does (favorably) affect the risk of cancer recurrence.

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Commentary

Office visits should be a “dance,” not a dictate

Author:

John Hickner, MD, MSc

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HelpDesk

Are overweight children likely to become overweight adults?

Author:

Ezinne Nwude, MD, MPH

Jonell Hudson, PharmD

Lois Coulter, PharmD

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Photo Rounds

Rash, diarrhea, and eosinophilia

Author:

Komal Soin, MD, MPH

Christopher Chambers, MD

James S. Studdiford, MD

A parasitic infection was high on our differential because of the patient’s refugee status. But an earlier O&P test had been negative.

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PURLs

This adjunct medication can speed CAP recovery

Author:

Katherine Kirley, MD, MS

Jennie Broders

Jarrett, PharmD, BCPS

Sandra Sauereisen, MD

Adding prednisone to the antibiotic regimen can help patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia to stabilize more quickly and leave...

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